Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Wednesday's Free Books 12-19-2012

These books are free at the time of posting. Amazon.com changes their prices all the time so before you click on the download button, make sure the price for the Kindle Edition (not the Prime Members cost) is $0.00 or £0.00. Now on to the books . . .

The infection starts with Frank, one of the locals at the town bar. In just a few hours, it has consumed the entire town.

Dan Lowery, one of only four police officers in St. Matthews, soon realizes he is no match for the impending destruction. Violence and bloodshed litter the streets, and the infected roam freely. No one is safe here--not even his family.

Somewhere, someone knows what is happening, and about the horrors to come...but is it too late?

When a young woman is found murdered in a public park, it is up to RPD detective Lt. Tom Lackey to locate her killer. With the help of his longtime girlfriend and professional photographer, Kathy Spencer, Lackey unravels a mystery laden with psychosis and unexpected revelations. While Tom is busy following the multiple clues pouring in from different directions, Kathy gets to work to prove her own theory: The last image viewed by the dying person can be lifted from the eyes of the victim to identify the murderer. Using her background in photography and her passion for iridology, Kathy enlists the help of Dr. Greer, a snow-haired medical examiner who allows her to take shots of Tracey Newman’s eyes. Her findings are puzzling, but they are supported by Alexis Howard, the dead girl’s ten-year-old half sister who volunteers information she claims was delivered to her by her imaginary friend Lily. With multiple suspects floating up to the surface and skeletons yanked out of unlikely closets, Tom must rely on his methodical expertise and on Kathy’s insight to find the killer before tragedy strikes again.

An artist discovers strange abilities in himself when under the influence of a mysterious plant. A group of anarcho-primitivists seeks to subvert the construction of a gigantic skyscraper called The Tower of Babel.

These two paths climb towards unstoppable collision.

The Tower of Babel is part political thriller, part apocrypha, and part Little Shop of Horrors—though it ain’t funny at all.

Romy’s Garden Adventures: Christmas City is written and illustrated by children’s book author Rob Towner.

In this adventure, Romy gets to hang out with some of her favourite friends from the animal kingdom including a snail, a bear dressed in a business suit, a turtle and even a talking tree named ‘Surprised Tree’.

This is a warm, adorable and slightly odd tale about the importance of sharing time with friends and family during the holiday season. At the very core of this Christmas story is the theme of friendship.

Author Rob Towner was raised celebrating Christmas every year and believes that no matter what your religious background is, Christmas is a great excuse to give presents and to celebrate with friends and family.

He also still believes in Santa because he’s really smart. One time he actually saw old Saint Nick climbing down his chimney with all his presents one year when he was a kid.

In return for not telling anyone, Santa let Rob hang out with his reindeers for a few hours whilst he delivered presents and ate cookies and milk.

After that, Rob and Santa went flying around the entire galaxy delivering presents to all the good living cytoplasmic organisms who breath through their... Sorry, I’m rambling. Let me get back to this book.

Whilst this is indeed the third instalment of the RGA series, it most definitely stands alone as an endearing Christmas special by its own merit. This book will be like candy canes and gingerbread and prove to be popular stocking filler for every Christmas.

As a warning to the more sensitive of readers, this book contains a spider, thunder and lightning, and a really smelly fart.

If you have read this far, why not dive deeper into the world of Rob Towner’s eccentric imagination and visit his website robtowner.com.

"... sucked me in from the beginning and kept me guessing... the characters are real people--with histories and motivations and interesting quirks. Add a scary killer, some romance and you have a perfect read!" Susan Mallery, NY Times bestselling author
About DEATHSCAPE

After a near-death experience, artist Ashley Price is compelled to paint visions of the dead. Then she paints a man buried alive and, recognizing the surroundings, she rushes to save him.

Instead of being grateful to her for rescuing him, Detective Jack Sullivan accuses her of being in league with a serial killer. He swears he will put her behind bars. Except, the more time he spends with her, the more he falls under her spell. Can he trust her, or is he walking into another deadly trap?

The life of a World War 2 evacuee collides with the world of a boy from the present day, in this timeslip adventure.

As World War 2 breaks out, six-year-old Jimmy Sweeney is evacuated from London to the country. He is now an outcast, bullied by the local kids and mistreated by the awful Mrs Cribbins. One night a stranger appears in his room. A tall clean boy who brings him wonderful food and other amazing things. They become friends which is good because pretty soon Jimmy is going to need a friend. His life may depend upon it . . .

Praise for A Shirtful of Frogs:

'While this novel is classified for children, I think it has a lot of cross-over appeal ... it reminds me of how The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe started.' - Tawn Anderson, Author of Providence

‘This is the type of book that you'll find yourself going back to, reading over and over, far into the night. Really, I can't say enough good things!’ - C.S. Einfeld, Author of Neverdark

The year is 2099, and New York City, now renamed Verona, has been turned upside down. Three sides have risen up and two of them are immortals. The vampires are led by the House of Capulet, and Juliet's father is the head honcho. The werewolves are led by Lord Montague of the House of Montague, Romeo's father. Lastly, there are warlocks and witches who roam the city, using magic as a last resort to protect their mortality.

The two star-crossed lovers from opposing families find one another and fall hopelessly in love. Romeo and Juliet find a magnificent love that goes completely against all the odds of such a great union ever happening. Their love overflows to the point that they decide they must take the ultimate risk and reveal their love to all.

How will the houses react when they find out that a prominent member of their family is in love with their sworn immortal enemy? To complicate matters, blood has been spilled. Will Romeo and Juliet's love find a way? In the end, love makes its way to the very last word. Love will always find a way. Always...